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Delta to charge unvaccinated employees extra $200 a month for health insurance | GuideWell buys Puerto Rico insurer for $900M | Top 20 healthcare lobbyists by spending | Cigna launches $2B stock buyback agreements

August 25, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Delta to charge unvaccinated employees extra $200 a month for health insurance Full story 2. Florida hospital removes physician who charged $50 for mask opt-out letters Full story 3. Cigna announces…

CMS to delay enforcement of payer price disclosure | 6 hospital layoffs | MedStar tightens insurer network | CMS urges MA plans to relax prior authorizations | Virtual-only plans: What Aetna, Kaiser + more envision

August 24, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Insurers get a break on enforcement of CMS price transparency Full story 2. COVID-19 vaccine protest planned outside home of Kentucky health system CEO Full story 3. CMS urges…

Insurers stop waiving cost-sharing for COVID care | UnitedHealthcare to end paper proof of payment in 12 states | NJ health plan can't pay out claims | How GM's direct contracting experiment has fared

August 20, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Most private health plans no longer waiving cost-sharing for COVID-19 care Full story 2. PE investor to buy analytics firm used by top health systems, insurers for $7.3B Full…

Blue Shield winds down oversight of COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Calif. | Kaiser sued over $41.7M in payments | COVID hospitalizations at all-time highs in 7 states | Nev. hospital cuts ties with Prominence HealthFirst

August 19, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Blue Shield's COVID-19 vaccine oversight winds down in California Full story 2. COVID hospitalizations at all-time highs in 7 states: 8 US COVID-19 trends Full story 3. Nevada hospital cuts ties…

Humana CFO details home health push as Kindred deal closes | Anesthesiologists sue UnitedHealth over surprise bills | 3 studies guiding the US booster plan | BCBS of NC partners with provider on clinics

August 18, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Anesthesiologists join patient lawsuit against UnitedHealth over surprise medical bills Full story 2. Humana closes Kindred at Home deal: 5 things to know Full story 3. Humana's CFO on the…

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UnitedHealthcare acquires insurer from Minn. system | CareFirst BCBS mandates vaccines | 10 states with highest COVID-19 case increases | RI attorney general calls out premium hikes | Providence Health Plan gets new CEO

August 17, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. UnitedHealthcare acquires PreferredOne Full story 2. 3 knowns and unknowns in this 'messy' COVID-19 surge Full story 3. Viewpoint: Increased premiums for the unvaccinated could upheave health reform Full story 4. Should you…

Anthem to open 50 medical centers with CareMax | UnitedHealthcare loses Medicare overpayment appeal | Don't let 'elective' fool you, physicians urge | Kaiser, Desert Care hospitals to end contract

August 13, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Anthem partners with CareMax to open 50 medical centers Full story 2. UnitedHealthcare loses Medicare overpayment appeal: 5 things to know Full story 3. Why this Stanford researcher says…

HHS sued over insurance price transparency rule | ProMedica can end rival's insurance contracts | UnitedHealthcare settles mental health case | COVID-19 cases peak in 3 states | Why a hospital bill from 1955 went viral

August 12, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. ProMedica can end rival's insurance contracts, court rules Full story 2. UnitedHealthcare settles mental health parity lawsuit Full story 3. 3 states record highest caseloads of pandemic & 6 other COVID-19…

Medicaid work rules out in 3 more states | UnitedHealthcare data used in influential surprise billing study | How vaccination rates are changing in each state | Sentara settles improper claims allegations

August 11, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. CMS pulls Medicaid work rules in 3 more states Full story 2. Texas hospitals asked to postpone elective procedures, out-of-state workers recruited Full story 3. UnitedHealthcare data fuels,…

HCSC goes big on Medicare Advantage | Ascension Mich. settles false claims case | People go to great lengths for unauthorized boosters | How insurer profits changed in a year | CMS targets 'most favored nations' model

August 10, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Health Care Service Corp. announces biggest Medicare Advantage expansion to date Full story 2. Some Americans taking COVID-19 boosters into their own hands Full story 3. How health insurer profits…

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